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JQTHAM CHAS E, I SPRINGFIELD, MASSAC HUSETTS.

I Letters Patent N0; 69,626, dated October 8, 1867.

REVEESIBLlEP RAILWAY-TIGKET SAFE.

T0 ALL WHOM}IT MAYCONCERN:

Be lt knowh that I, JOTHAM G. CIIASE, of the City of Springfield, in the cunty of Hampden, and Commonwealth of Massaebuselrts, have i'nvente a newimd useful Reversible Bailway-Ticket Safe; and I du hereby declare thabthe followlng is a full, clear, aml exact description thereof, reference being l1ad 1:0 the accompanying drmiings, malgipg a paft iof thlsapecification, and to the letters of referenee marl ed thereon, in wh icl1 Figure 1 is u; side elevation of t-l1e Safe.

Figu re is'a pla n view.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section th rough line D E of fig. 1; and

- Figure 4 is aside view. of my invention a-pplied to the arln of a car-seat.

The nat ure of my i nvention consists in attaching a small rhetallic er other safe to the arm er other portion of a Gar seist, in sufi:l1 manner as to be reversibler movable, said Safe being macle \vith two compartments to hold one p assage tiel ct er cheek eaeh, the numb.er of said compartments cofresponding to the number of sittings in o. car; so that euch persou occupying'lm seat in a car can deposit bis er her ticket 01 check in said safe; said ticket being sec ux'e from all persons -exceptthe eonductor, und still the ticket er Check so deposited. shall be in sigh t'constantly, am]. shallentitle the person so depositing it .to bis or her seat to tlxe point 0x station indii:ated by the tickel; o1- check. 'My inventin also consists in arranging ai1d eonstrueting a portion of said railway-tick-etsafe Wi thpartidular reference to providing a comibrtable and agreeable rest for the elbow of tl1e passen'ger sitting near it and whicl1 portion of said safe I denominate an elbow.-rest.

Fig. 1 shows a. geneml side. -vew of the safe, in which A is the base, a.nd a the lid, having "tl1e two slots or aper-tqres 0 o cut longitudlnally near thetop und on one side, of suflieieht length and width to admit the insert-ion of the ticket ex check, tho position ofthe slots, however, being shoyvn better in fig. 2. The Safe is divided in to tw o compartmehts b.y the piece'd, sothalt there shall be a corhpartmen't for each tickela The channel bis made in the' lidq, into which is iuserted the transparent top o1 eover, c, sa;id top or cover c belng secured or fastened in byany suitable means sb that it shall be firm in place.

The safe may be locl ed or secured by a sp1ing-lock, loeated ab the end opposite the hinges, which may be u'nlockedy a key, er by a portion of tl1e eonductors -punch, ma.de for tl1e purpose. The floor of 1ihe Safe is, upon one sideof about the same levl as the ope'ning between the lid and the base, und, as il; tuns backward towar'ds &l1e otl1 er side, inclines downwards, as indicated by the line q, which rep-resents the.floor line of the"safe, tl1e op'eriing et. tl1e back side er" opp'osite"side, being' somewhat higher than the floor near it. This downward inclination of the floor, as it recedes frm the Front of the safe, facilitates the insertion of the ticket,

und prevents it frm-jarring oui; while tlie lid a may be epen. The lid a swingsupon the hinges g g, which may have a spring in one er both of th'em, or the spring may be upon one side of-the hinges at any convenient place, for the purpose of forclng open the lil1 a wlien it is released by the lock. The ba.se A. may be elongated at one en'd H, throiigl1 which may pass the screw 2', 01 a pin, to secure it 120 -the arm of the Seat, and which screw i also sery es as mpivot upon whieh to re.verse the pesition of the safe when neeessary. This end H of l;he safe beingal(vays in a osition near the arm of tl1e passenger occupying the adjoining seat, is made coueave to permit tl1e elbow of tl1e passenger to rast upon it, and is of' such form as to fit somewhat the eonvexity of the point of tl1e e lbow, and the part's, being higher than the lowest er concave-surface u, forme a Socket for tlxe elbow to rast in, und thus the elbow is secured 01 preventetl frem slicling ofi' the armbf the seat by the jar o'f tl1e car,-and this vsoeket;fmms an agreoable und convenient rest ab all tiines. Tl1is I claim to be an important purt of my invention. .The bottom of tl1e Safe may be of the neeessary shape to fit the upper part of'the armof the seat, und, if desirable, the cushions mm, of rubber er otl1er suitable materialfmay be attached .to tl'1c bottom of the safe, so that wl1en tl1e saf'e is in its plaee, it-slmll properly fit the arm of tlxe seatand remain' firm und free fro'm jar. The otlmr end of t he safe maybe kept in place by a spring-catch,

' o1 by arly desirable antl convenient method which tlxe peculiar shape of the arm ofthe seat.may seem to require.

One m more iibs t t may extend transvcrsely across ehe b etltem er floor of the safe for the ticket er cheek to rest upo n when in the Safe, so that it sl1'all be slightly elcvated above the floor of the safe, as, if -the smooth .surfaces oi the floor of the safe and the paper of ficket were in co nta ct, it would not be so ea sily remmfed by the con du'ct or. I1: 1's (lesigne'd that the safe.shall swing horizonlsally upbn the screw 1'. whieh is secured to the arm of tl1e seat at about its midrllc part, so that in whichever direction tlxc car may be moving, tlxe Stf0 mny be secured t0 tl1e ferward mit 0f tl1e arm of tl1e sertt, und tlius be out ot' the way of the passenger occupying tl1e saut, und at the same time be within easy a.ccess und sight of the conductor.

Fig. 4 shows its application to the arm of n. c:1r seat, B being tlxe arm, und F tl1e position of tl1e saf'e when the cm is moving in one direction, and tlxe dotted lines O its position when the car is moving in tlu: ether direction; it being only necessxu-y in either ease to swing the Safe horizontally upon its scrcw 01' pivot i, from its positien F to tlint of O, er vice rersa, und secure it, as tlxe direction of the cm may require.

I de not inteml to confine myself strictly to this particulur outline 01 l'01m of a safe, as' difi'ercnt modifications of it migl1t be mrtde, :uul diflerent mcthods might be employed of attaching it tot-11a saut of a cm, und also of changing its position, as a. vertical movement would answer tl1e snme purpose. These modificntions I cansi(ler aus equiva.lent es long as the principle of operation remains tlie same. It might be applied to somc otli0l' portion of a cm scat tl1an thc arm, perlmps, und still operate the smne. It might with equal fncility, pcrlmps, swing 01 slide upon t'l1e arm; tlie result would be tl1e same.

For pra.ctical use in a railway cmit would be preferable te make these safes of metal, eitlrer by striking up with dies, er casting, as they would 110 much strenger tlmn wood, und ca.pztble of sustaining a much stronger und thicker glass.

Tl1is metholl of depositing in thesc safes tl1e tickets of passengers in u. railway cer, will savc botl1 passengers und conductor mucl1 trouble nnd annoyanee, und possesses many ndmntnges ove1 the present methed 0l' emrying tiekets -and cheel s; as, when tl1e tickets er el1cclcs zue in tlxc safes, they Show to passengers just entering what seats :ue taken, if rmy are temporarily absent from tl1eir seats, so tlmt such seats are sccurc l to such temperarily absent pnssengers, even if they have no small bnggage to leave in tlxe seat to sccurc it; und es the ticket er check in tl1e safe, which c:m be pluinly seen by persens just entering the ear, seeures the seat, 110 baggage need l e left in tl1o seat to be stolen, es is often tl1e case while tl1e pessengcr is out for mcnls.

There would be ne misplacing er losing of tickets er checks by pussengers, thereby rendering tl1emselves liable to ejectment er pay fare a secoml time. Then when passengeis have been tra.velling a long journey und. ere sleepy and ti1ed at nigl1t, they are obliged now to be waked often out of sound sleep to respond t0 tl1e call of the eonduetor for tickets. Oftentimes the passenger thus :nvaked is eonfused und does not recollect wliele he placed his ticlcel: 01 cl1eck, und liis' efiorts to find it (n'a annoying to himself und to tl1e conductor.

By the use of tl1is snfe, no pussengel nee l be waked, as the passengcr c:tn insert l1is ticket into t'ne Safe vl n c firs enters t-lxe car, an i tl1ere it can renmin saf'ely locked up, thougl1 in plain sight, nnd'within ca.sy access of the conductor at all times. Passengers engaged in conversation need not be interrupted to sl1ow theix tickets, an l tl1e (entluvtw .-1s 110 prx=ses tl1reugli tl1e cm e:m See wl1ere passengers nre t0 stop, rtml ean inform tliem accordingly.

Wl1ile tl1ere ai'e xulvautuges m tlie truvclling public in tlle use nf tl1esc safes, tl1ele ztre also advantagcs to corporations using tl1em. N0 ticl ets 01' clxecks cnn be retaine(l hy tl1e pnssengcrs t0 be usc l again, by an oversiglxt 01 ne glect of' the comluctox. Conductors would ll0t be annoyed by wuiting for passengeis, who, tlnougli mistalce o1 forgetfulness, lind misplaced o1 lost thcir tickets, to occupy tl1eir time in long 01 frujtless eflorts to find them, und no passenger, througn thwghtlessness 01 oversight of the conductor, would escupe paying bis fure. Tl1e comluctor is also enubled rcadily to recognize new passengers taken at a way Station, as tlie tickots sl1own in tlie safes should alwa.ys corresponil to tlie number of occupants of seats, und tlie numes of the two stations being alwa.ys seen 011 tickets he sees, at a. glance at tl1e safes in passing thiougli tl1e cars, wl1ere euch passengcr tnol; the trair. er should any such pussenger retain bis ticl et in bis pocket, instead of' rlepositing it in tl1e Safe on entering bis seet, 01 negleet to purclmse a ticlcet, there is tl1en no corrcsponding ticket sl1owu in the saf'e, aud he is called upon f01 ticket 01 pay.

Tlius it will be Seen tlia.t tl1ere :n'e mzmy und manifest advantages to the public und t0 coi'poruuuuu In thc use of my invention.

I am awaio tliat a. ticket-holder lms been described in Letters Patent N0. 10,804, gruntcd t0 David A Hopkins, und dated April 18, 1854, rtnd also in Letters Patent N0. 19,789, granted to Mickles und Olmsterul, und (lated L\Iarch 30, 1858; but tl1esc tlcvices difi'er flom mine very essentially, botl1 in coustruction und operution, aml I (lisclnim :my und every part of seid devices, iirespective 0f my urmngement am] construction But having described my invention, wlmt I do claim 115 new, und desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The aiiangement, in a railway4icl et safe, 0f the slotted cover 01' lid a, with the bn.se A, having tlie inclined ribbed fi00l qall constructecl und opeiating substantially :is herein described und set f0rtli.

2. 'llionriaiigement in the end H of tl1e base ol said milwa.yticket safc, 0f tlle recess u, f0r tlie purpose ztml in themmuner substantially z1s herein spe0ificd.

A lalllWity-tlcliet s:xfe attnched to tlie arm 0f a car Saat in such lnanncr as tliut it shall be reversible, as

(lese1ib0d, und cqually agcessiblc upon either cnd of tl1e. arm et the scat, substantially as describod und herein ct f01tli.

J. G. CHASE.

"itnesses:

SARAII IIOLLIF. K. E. LEE. 

